Friends Come and Go
Joel is finally out of town on business this week, thank God. I love having the house to myself and being able to shower at 1 a.m. if I want to. I gave my cocker spaniel a bath tonight too; she really needed it, poor girl. I vacuumed and did a load of laundry. I'm Miss Productive when I can do my own thing anytime I want and not have to worry about making too much noise. This is why I love when Joel is gone. But he'll be back on Friday.
I finally saw Julia on Monday which was Labor Day. I took Tyson and drove over to her mom's house, which is not in Aurora after all but in east Denver off of I-70. Julia is so frequently wrong about geographical stuff like that. I went to Jamaica for Spring Break last year, and Julia told another friend of ours that I'd gone to Tahiti! Anyway, I met her mom and mom's boyfriend, and, oh my goodness, Julia the apple did not fall far from the momma tree. That woman can talk and talk and talk. But she is a very nice woman of 70-something and that boyfriend of hers is a real gem. Julia and I finally got out of the house and went to the Downtown Aquarium, arriving at 5:40 p.m.
It was a nice place. I loved the otters and got some good pictures with Ty and them. Tons of fish were seen of course. The sharks and moray eels were highlights too. Julia, who is 20 years older than I am, and I got to catch up with each other while strolling around the exhibits. We were teacher neighbors at the school I used to work at in smalltown Cali. That's how we're friends. I even dated her son for a couple months back in 2001. I was 30 then, and he had just turned 21. That is an interesting post for another day I suppose.
We finally sat down to dinner at around 8 p.m. in the restaurant there. It was beautiful with fish mobile lighting and clear seaweed decorations. We were seated at a table right next to the huge floor-to-ceiling aquarium which had tons of interesting fish and a shark or two. We put Ty's highchair right next to it, but he was still cranky from not having had his late afternoon nap. Poor little guy. A little after 9, we gave him some of our creme brulee dessert and then he finally lay his head down on his blanket which was bunched up like a pillow on the table, and he passed out. I hated to pick him up, but it was time to go.
Our meals were excellent too. We ordered the Stuffed Shrimp Enbrochette special which came with a petite sirloin, steamed broccoli and rice. Yum! I need to go back there again because my camera battery died during dinner and I want some pictures of the restaurant. The ambience was amazing. Loved it. Julia bought Ty a few things from the gift shop-- a shirt, a little ball and a book. We had a great evening and I dropped her off at her mom's at 10 p.m.
The next day Ty and I met her at Las Delicias, a Mexican restaurant, before her flight left at 8:45 p.m. We had dinner with her brother and his two adult children. We got to chat a bit before she had to take off for the airport. I'm so glad I got to see an old friend. I talked to her this evening and she had made it home at 1 a.m. I think the trip was good for her. A person living in that small Cali town HAS to get away from time to time or she'll go nuts.
Tonight I again tried calling my friend Carla, who also lives in the same town. We haven't spoken in forever. She never e-mails me either. She was my best friend there and we used to do so much together. But now she is living with her fiance, plays part-time stepmom, and is a big-shot administrator at a middle school after teaching kindergarten for 7 years. We are exactly the same age-- same birthday, same year. When I went to smalltown Cali last August, Ty and I stayed at her brand-new house. Ty was just 2 months old at the time, and I showed him off to everyone. After that visit, Carla never really maintained contact with me; I don't know why. I know she's very busy, but still. With how technology is today, it's not that difficult to keep up with people. I sent her a bouquet of flowers to say Thanks for letting us stay with her, but I never heard if she ever received them, until I think, maybe, when we spoke on our Birthday, which is Pearl Harbor Day (Dec. 7th, the Day of Infamy, in case you don't know).
In February, when my beloved 12-year-old Sheltie died, I sent everyone an e-mail about the sad news. I heard back from each person except Carla. This made me so sad, and I'm still hung up about it. She used to doggy-sit for me and knew how special my dogs are to me. To not even reply to my e-mail is just bad manners. In July I sent her a Thinking of You card that I made with some of Ty's 1-year-old photos. (I sent one to lots of people.) She finally called one day near the end of August to say hi, she got the photos, she hopes I'm doing well, etc. Except I wasn't home, so she left the message on the machine. I remember that day because Ty and I had gone to Target and my car wouldn't start after I was done shopping. The battery was dead, and I had to call Joel who came out to boost me.
So I called her Friday evening, got her voice mail, no return call. And I called her this evening, got her voice mail again. At this point, I wonder if I'll even get an invitation to her wedding. For all I know, she's married right now. I really need to get some friends here. Which reminds me- I want to call Maya and see if she wants to go out to dinner, just us two, or maybe shopping. It's on my To Do List for tomorrow. I want some new fall clothes so badly! Stuff that fits. I just know that if I blow a thousand bucks on new clothes, I'll probably drop 10 pounds in two months and the new clothes will be too baggy. Oh well. If that's what it takes. Macy's-- here I come.
I finally saw Julia on Monday which was Labor Day. I took Tyson and drove over to her mom's house, which is not in Aurora after all but in east Denver off of I-70. Julia is so frequently wrong about geographical stuff like that. I went to Jamaica for Spring Break last year, and Julia told another friend of ours that I'd gone to Tahiti! Anyway, I met her mom and mom's boyfriend, and, oh my goodness, Julia the apple did not fall far from the momma tree. That woman can talk and talk and talk. But she is a very nice woman of 70-something and that boyfriend of hers is a real gem. Julia and I finally got out of the house and went to the Downtown Aquarium, arriving at 5:40 p.m.
It was a nice place. I loved the otters and got some good pictures with Ty and them. Tons of fish were seen of course. The sharks and moray eels were highlights too. Julia, who is 20 years older than I am, and I got to catch up with each other while strolling around the exhibits. We were teacher neighbors at the school I used to work at in smalltown Cali. That's how we're friends. I even dated her son for a couple months back in 2001. I was 30 then, and he had just turned 21. That is an interesting post for another day I suppose.
We finally sat down to dinner at around 8 p.m. in the restaurant there. It was beautiful with fish mobile lighting and clear seaweed decorations. We were seated at a table right next to the huge floor-to-ceiling aquarium which had tons of interesting fish and a shark or two. We put Ty's highchair right next to it, but he was still cranky from not having had his late afternoon nap. Poor little guy. A little after 9, we gave him some of our creme brulee dessert and then he finally lay his head down on his blanket which was bunched up like a pillow on the table, and he passed out. I hated to pick him up, but it was time to go.
Our meals were excellent too. We ordered the Stuffed Shrimp Enbrochette special which came with a petite sirloin, steamed broccoli and rice. Yum! I need to go back there again because my camera battery died during dinner and I want some pictures of the restaurant. The ambience was amazing. Loved it. Julia bought Ty a few things from the gift shop-- a shirt, a little ball and a book. We had a great evening and I dropped her off at her mom's at 10 p.m.
The next day Ty and I met her at Las Delicias, a Mexican restaurant, before her flight left at 8:45 p.m. We had dinner with her brother and his two adult children. We got to chat a bit before she had to take off for the airport. I'm so glad I got to see an old friend. I talked to her this evening and she had made it home at 1 a.m. I think the trip was good for her. A person living in that small Cali town HAS to get away from time to time or she'll go nuts.
Tonight I again tried calling my friend Carla, who also lives in the same town. We haven't spoken in forever. She never e-mails me either. She was my best friend there and we used to do so much together. But now she is living with her fiance, plays part-time stepmom, and is a big-shot administrator at a middle school after teaching kindergarten for 7 years. We are exactly the same age-- same birthday, same year. When I went to smalltown Cali last August, Ty and I stayed at her brand-new house. Ty was just 2 months old at the time, and I showed him off to everyone. After that visit, Carla never really maintained contact with me; I don't know why. I know she's very busy, but still. With how technology is today, it's not that difficult to keep up with people. I sent her a bouquet of flowers to say Thanks for letting us stay with her, but I never heard if she ever received them, until I think, maybe, when we spoke on our Birthday, which is Pearl Harbor Day (Dec. 7th, the Day of Infamy, in case you don't know).
In February, when my beloved 12-year-old Sheltie died, I sent everyone an e-mail about the sad news. I heard back from each person except Carla. This made me so sad, and I'm still hung up about it. She used to doggy-sit for me and knew how special my dogs are to me. To not even reply to my e-mail is just bad manners. In July I sent her a Thinking of You card that I made with some of Ty's 1-year-old photos. (I sent one to lots of people.) She finally called one day near the end of August to say hi, she got the photos, she hopes I'm doing well, etc. Except I wasn't home, so she left the message on the machine. I remember that day because Ty and I had gone to Target and my car wouldn't start after I was done shopping. The battery was dead, and I had to call Joel who came out to boost me.
So I called her Friday evening, got her voice mail, no return call. And I called her this evening, got her voice mail again. At this point, I wonder if I'll even get an invitation to her wedding. For all I know, she's married right now. I really need to get some friends here. Which reminds me- I want to call Maya and see if she wants to go out to dinner, just us two, or maybe shopping. It's on my To Do List for tomorrow. I want some new fall clothes so badly! Stuff that fits. I just know that if I blow a thousand bucks on new clothes, I'll probably drop 10 pounds in two months and the new clothes will be too baggy. Oh well. If that's what it takes. Macy's-- here I come.
posted by Saleena | 11:42 PM
<< Home